Example Sentences

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We were intermediating and we were hedging our risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Until recently, many Seattle-area employers were hedging on office lease decisions until they knew how many workers were coming back.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2023

Other nations in the region were hedging their bets, he said.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2018

European investors have cut euro zone equity holdings to two-year lows, and some, such as Pioneer Investments, said they were hedging risks through options strategies or holding gold, which should outperform when volatility spikes.

From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2017

De Soto had wished, in a friendly spirit, to traverse their country, and they were hedging up his way and pursuing him with relentless ferocity.

From Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)